Certainties in Life: State of the Union Addresses & Taxes President Obama delivers his sixth State of the Union Address this evening. The Constitution requires the President to present to Congress, from time to time, a message on the State of the Union. This has degenerated, like most things in American politics, into a media […]

The National Labor Relation Board recently made a judicial ruling (yes, it is an administrative agency, but agencies do act like courts frequently) concerning the rights of faculty at private colleges and universities to unionize.  The actual decision is somewhat complicated and I have not yet read it in full, but the upshot of it […]

US Supreme Court to Settle Gay Marriage Bans at State Level The United States Supreme Court announced on Friday that it would hear a challenge of the Sixth Circuit’s recent decision that upheld gay marriage bans in Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee, and Kentucky. In 2013, the Court decided that federal laws that defined marriage as between […]

Once again I was reminded of how important it is to be vigilant in Christian colleges and universities to try to ensure they remain true to their mission as ultimately expressed in the Word of God.  I was privileged to be a part of the American Enterprise’s Values and Capitalism group retreat in San Diego […]

Are the Oscars Racist? Al Sharpton has activated his National Action Network in an effort to protest what he sees as the obvious racism involved with the Academy Awards nominations. The acting nominees are all white and Selma, which depicts struggles of the civil rights era, was thought to be a heavy contender for nominations, […]

Yesterday the markets were stunned when the Swiss National Bank reversed its official policy of pegging the value of the Swiss Franc against the Euro.  The value of the Franc vs. the Euro spiked 30% higher virtually immediately; much-maligned gold was up over $20/oz.  Today reports are coming out of several large bankruptcies associated with […]

The news is abuzz with the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo and Jewish bakery murders by Islamic terrorists.  Yes, I said it, Islamic terrorists.  But now, let’s consider why that needs to be said, despite the incredibly whiney protestations by the politically correct crowd and so many liberals and other assorted individuals and groups.  First […]

The New York Times recently editorialized on the decline and fall of Atlanta Fire Department Chief Kelvin Cochran. Cochran, deeply religious, lost his job primarily for publishing, and distributing to some of his staff, a book in which his adamant opposition to homosexuality was clearly articulated. The Times‘ editorial sees no free speech or religious freedom […]

Paul Ryan Wants to Shape Policy, Not Be President Vox has a slight commentary on Paul Ryan’s decision not to pursue the GOP presidential nomination. Ezra Klein argues that Ryan is making a straightforward choice to use his post as Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee to shape the nation’s fiscal policy, preferably […]

Some Companies Reducing Hours Due to A.C.A. One of the common Republican arguments against the Affordable Care Act was that it would harm employees. How? The law will eventually require employers (of more than 50 employees) to either provide health benefits to full-time workers (defined as working at least 30 hours/week) or pay a fine […]